Events

The SCWIST Science Fair Award Each year, we present the SCWIST Science Fair Award to young women in grades 8 to 10 at each of the 14 district Science Fairs […]

Hands-On Science Fun By Shirley Liu, STEM Explore BC Coordinator Picture this: A vibrant gathering where enthusiasts of all ages congregate to explore different areas of science, ranging from cutting-edge […]

Science Fun for Elementary Students From country-wide events like Science Odyssey to local community groups, SCWIST’s Youth Engagement team is always working to bring science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) […]

Science Fair Success Written by Dr. Anju Bajaj, SCWIST-Manitoba Lead The Bison Regional Science Fair, a platform for young scientific minds to explore their passions and showcase their ingenuity, recently […]

Creating Opportunity with a SCWIST Youth Scholarship Written by Pooja Moorti, SCWIST Youth Engagement Lead We are proud to introduce one of our amazing SCWIST Youth Scholarship awardees: Parmin Sedigh! […]

Getting hands-on with SCWIST’s STEM Explore workshops Written by JeAnn Watson, Director of Youth Engagement It had almost been a year since I last facilitated our How to Make a […]

Celebrating the 2023 International Day of Women and Girls in Science Every year on February 11th, millions of people around the world celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Women […]

Written by Camila Castaneda, Marketing Coordinator Through a variety of youth-focused programs, SCWIST encourages girls from kindergarten to grade 12 to explore careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). […]

Making waves with Annabelle Rayson When Annabelle Rayson began investigating ways to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie, she didn’t expect her science project would also lead […]

Written by Pooja Moorti, ms infinity Coordinator Every year in May, hundreds of science outreach leaders deliver fun, engaging and inspiring activities to Canadians of all ages — including SCWIST’s […]

SCWIST’s Youth Engagement team is currently delivering a series of technology-focused Quantum Leaps – conference-style events where high school girls can learn about and explore careers in STEM. While historically […]

The Power of Collaboration When Dr. Anju Bajaj, SCWISTie, Associate Vice-Principal at Holy Cross School, Research Scientist, and Prime Minister’s Teaching Excellence Awardee, approached SCWIST to support and collaborate with […]

Written by Akanksha Chudgar, and Camila Castaneda, SCWIST Communications and Events Coordinator. Edited by Ashley van der Pouw Kraan, SCWIST Communications and Events Coordinator. On Mar 10, 2022, SCWIST’s Youth Engagement department hosted a Quantum […]

Written by Dr. Anju Bajaj, Associate Principal Catholic School Commission, Research Scientist in Cell Pathophysiology and Prime Minister National Teaching Award Recipient and Camila Castaneda, SCWIST Communications and Events Coordinator. The pandemic brought […]

Written by Annie Boltwood, SCWIST Youth Skills Development Awardee 2021 and Sukhbir Kaur, Communications Volunteer. Computer Science at SFU From building chatbots to calculating the time complexity of algorithms, it’s […]

Written by JeAnn Watson, Youth Engagement Director and Dr. Anju Bajaj Associate Principal Catholic School Commission, Research Scientist in Cell Pathophysiology and PM National Teaching Award Recipient. Each year, Dr. Anju Bajaj […]

Written by JeAnn Watson, Youth Engagement Director and Camila Castaneda, SCWIST Communications and Events Coordinator. When 50 percent of the workforce is female, but they only account for a quarter […]

Written by: Dr. Anju Bajaj STEM Educator, Associate Principal Catholic School Commission, Research Scientist in Cell Pathophysiology and PM National Teaching Award Recipient and Camila Castaneda SCWIST Communications and Events […]

SCWIST-Sponsored McMaster SynBio Brings Home Silver Medal After many months of Zoom meetings, planning, and researching, McMaster SynBio was awarded a silver medal at the 2021 International Genetically Engineered Machines […]

As part of our SCALE project to build capacity, develop collaborative partnerships and inspire collective impact, SCWIST is collaborating with Sea Smart on a series of virtual workshops and resources […]

Indigenous Youth become Marine Biologists in Training In May of 2021, an extraordinary program took place. Each day after school, 16 girls from nine Indigenous communities across BC and Alberta […]

Science Fairs, STEM Conferences, and Starting School During COVID-19 Written by: Maia Poon What is attending or hosting a virtual event during the pandemic like? It will surprise you. That’s […]

The STEMinist Treasure Hunt As part of NSERC Science Odyssey 2021, SCWIST hosted the STEMinist Treasure Hunt, a captivating science-themed event that ran from May 11th to May 14th. Spanning […]

To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we are giving more youth scholarships this year than we ever have previously. Wendy was recently awarded our Youth Skills Development Award, a $500 prize […]